एवं शप्त: स्वगुरुणा सत्यान्न चलितो महान् । वामनाय ददावेनामर्चित्वोदकपूर्वकम् ॥ १६ ॥
evam saptah sva-guruna satyan na calito mahan vamanaya dadav enam arcitvodaka-purvakam
- evam
- in this way
- saptah
- being cursed
- sva-guruna
- by his own spiritual master
- satyat
- from truthfulness
- na
- not
- calitah
- who moved
- mahan
- the great personality
- vamanaya
- unto Lord Vamanadeva
- dadau
- gave in charity
- enam
- all the land
- arcitva
- after worshiping
- udaka-purvakam
- preceded by offering of water.
Sukadeva Gosvami continued: Even after being cursed in this way by his own spiritual master, Bali Maharaja, being a great personality, never deviated from his determination. Therefore, according to custom, he first offered water to Vamanadeva and then offered Him the gift of land he had promised.